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Academic Performance Index (California public schools)

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The API Statewide Rank score ranked a school with all schools in California based on API score, while the API Similar Schools score ranked a school with 100 other schools in the state with similar demographic profiles (including parent education level, poverty level, student mobility, student
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An API score was calculated for all students in a school as well as numerous API scores for each subgroup at the school (such as by race, English Learner Status, students with disabilities, and socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils).
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A numeric API score ranged from a low of 200 to a high of 1000. The interim statewide API performance target for all schools was 800. A school's growth was measured by how well it was moving toward or past that goal.
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launched a new accountability system to replace the Academic Performance Index to better measure California's education goals. The replacement reporting interface is the California School Dashboard.
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The API was closely tied to monetary and incentive awards by setting Annual Percent Growth Targets for each school and whether the school met or exceeded this goal. The
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A school's score or placement on the API was designed to be an indicator of a school's performance level and was calculated annually by the
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also established The Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program and the Governor's High Achieving/Improving Schools Program.
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Each rank ranged from 1 to 10, with a score of 10 meaning that the school's API fell into the top 10%.
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in 1999. It was last updated for the 2012–2013 school year, and on March 15, 2017, the
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In addition, the API was used to determine Adequate Yearly Progress as a part of the
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